WEBVTT ♪♪SOLEDAD: THESE IMAGES SHOW THEDEVASTATION OF THE CIVIL WAR INSYRIA.SIX YEARS OF WAR, LEAVINGCHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CHAOSWITH HALF OF THE COUNTRY'SPREWAR POPULATION OF 11 MILLIONPEOPLE FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMEWITH 6 MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACEDINTERNALLY AND 5 MILLION SEEKINGSAFETY IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.LEBANON IS THE TEMPORARY HOMEFOR MORE THAN ONE MILLION SYRIANREFUGEES AND PROVIDES HELP TOMORE REFUGEES PER CAPITA THANANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.WITH NO FORMAL REFUGEE CAMPS ORFEAR OF PERMANENT RESETTLEMENT.IN MAY, BALTIMORE RAVENS TIGHTEND BENJAMIN WATSON JOINED AGROUP OF PASTORS TO A MISSION TOLEBANON TO GET A LOOK AT THELARGEST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS OFOUR TIME.HERE IS HOW HE DESCRIBES HISEXPERIENCE IN HIS OWN WORDS.>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I DECIDEDTO GO TO LEBANON BUT MY WIFESAID YOU GO AND WHEN YOUR WIFETELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOUDO IT.I FELT LIKE, WITH EVERYTHING WESEE ON THE NEWS WHEN IT COMES TOSYRIA, THE CRISIS, LEBANON,REFUGEES, I WANTED TO EXPERIENCEIT FIRSTHAND.>> NO BLANKETS.ONLY THESE TO PROTECT THEM.>> WE WENT FOR ONE WEEK, ASHORTTRIP, ONLY ON THE GROUND FORTHREE DAYS, TRAVEL WAS BY VAN.THE FIRST DAY, WE WERE A FEWMILES FROM THE SYRIAN BORDERWHERE A LOT OF INFORMALSETTLEMENTS ARE.I WOULD HAVE MY PHONE AND IWOULD SHOW THE CHILDREN APICTURE OF MY CHILDREN.THEY WOULD HIDE IN THE TENT ANDLOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND ISAID, THESE ARE MY CHILDREN.EVENTUALLY, THEY WOULD COME ANDSEE WHO THE STRANGER IS.A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY DO NOT LIFTWEIGHTS AND WALKING AROUND WITHMUSCLES, THAT WAS SOMETHING THECHILDREN WANTED TO TOUCH, I HAVEPICTURES OF CHILDREN HANGING ONMY ARM.SEEING WHAT WAS IN MY BICEP.YOU TRY TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECTWITH THEM.TO SHOW THEM THAT PEOPLE INOTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD CAREABOUT THEIR SITUATION.IN THE UNITED STATES, I HEARDEVERYBODY WANTS TO COME TOAMERICA AND WE SHOULD LETEVERYBODY IN AND THAT IS NOTWHAT I HEARD FROM THE FAMILIES ITALKED TO.I HEARD, WE WANT TO GO HOME.WE WERE IN A CHILDHOODDEVELOPMENT CENTER, EDUCATIONCENTER.ON THE WALL ARE PICTURES,CHILDREN LOVE TO DRAW AND THESEWERE AGED SIX TO 12 AND APICTURE WAS OF A TANK WITHMISSILES BEING SHOT OUT OF IT.THERE WAS A CHILD I WAS CRYING.THEY SAID IT WAS ACHILD RUNNINGAWAY FROM WAR.THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON IWENT, TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT I SAWAND TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THESEARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REALCONCERNS AND REAL PAIN.ANYTIME YOU GO TO A DIFFERENTSITUATION, OUT OF YOUR COMFORTZONE, TO ANOTHER COUNTRY ORNEIGHBORHOOD, OR SPEAK TOSOMEONE ELSE WITH A DIFFERENTPERSPECTIVE, IT CHANGES YOU ALITTLE BIT AND MAKES YOU THINKMORE ABOUT YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS.WHEN I WAS IN LEBANON, TALKINGTO SYRIAN FAMILIES, SITTING INTHEIR TENT, ON THE FLOOR, I SAIDYOU KNOW WHAT, SIR, I DO NOT

Baltimore Ravens Ben Watson on Trip to Refugee Camps in Lebanon

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Updated: 12:42 PM EDT Jun 16, 2017

Benjamin Watson – best known as the tight end for the Baltimore Ravens – is a father of five children and a religious man. He has also recently become an advocate for Syrian refugees, after visiting a camp in Lebanon with a group of pastors in May. Lebanon, which has provided aid to more refugees per capita than any other nation, is a temporary home for over a million Syrian refugees. He gives a first-hand account of his visit and discussions with the families as they struggle to survive and wait to return home.